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South Puget Sound Wildlife Area (WA), Lakewood, WA

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South Puget Sound Wildlife Area (WA)

A 72-acre urban wildlife unit in Lakewood with open prairie grassland, a paved accessible trail, and an interpretive center.

7801 Phillips Road SW, Lakewood, WA 98498 · Lakewood, WA

About South Puget Sound Wildlife Area (WA)

This Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife unit sits inside Lakewood city limits in Pierce County. It houses the Urban Wildlife Interpretive Center and the Lakewood Fish Hatchery. The land preserves a rare remnant of South Puget Sound prairie, a habitat that once covered thousands of acres locally. Visitors can walk a paved trail that is accessible for people with disabilities, watch wildlife across the open grasslands, and stop at the interpretive center. Hunting is not permitted here, and the site is closed during darkness.

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